ANC can't fix the load-shedding crisis

Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Thembi Nkadimeng this week said all regulations that followed the declaration of the state of the disaster are repealed with immediate effect. The announcement comes almost two months after the state of disaster was implemented.

She said the government, through the energy crisis committee, will continue to engage, co-operate and co-ordinate its actions to reduce and eradicate load-shedding using existing legislation and contingency arrangements.

This includes measures already taken to protect critical infrastructure, facilitate emergency energy generation and protect consumers in terms of relevant competition law.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said the termination was the ANC-led government admitting the state of disaster was never going to be able to solve the country’s ongoing electricity crisis.

“It was not going to survive the legal challenges brought about by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa),” said Mashaba.

“The reality is that two months since the state of disaster was introduced, the electricity situation has not changed with load-shedding stages 4 or higher being a daily occurrence and set to increase as the country enters the cold winter period.